Match Black Emerald
Sherwin-Williams Black Emerald is a deep, low-reflectance shade, cool in character with an LRV of 1. The matches below are ranked by ΔE, a perceptual color-difference score.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
With LRVs of 1 and 1, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 2.0 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
Vine Leaf reads slightly lighter (LRV 10 vs 1), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 4.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 3-point LRV gap (5 vs 1) makes Black Forest Green the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 7.3 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 1), so neither reads brighter in a room. The ΔE 8.9 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Graphite black reads slightly lighter (LRV 5 vs 1), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 9.6 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
With LRVs of 2 and 1, the two reflect almost the same amount of light. At ΔE 9.9 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
A 4-point LRV gap (5 vs 1) makes Night Jewels 1 the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 10.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
At LRV NaN vs NaN, English Ivy is decisively the brighter choice. A ΔE of 11.4 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 4 vs 1), so neither reads brighter in a room. A ΔE of 13.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Pitch Black reads slightly lighter (LRV 5 vs 1), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 15.3 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
Starless Sky reads slightly lighter (LRV 5 vs 1), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 16.1 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (5 vs 1) makes S 8000-N the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 17.1 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
Midnight reads slightly lighter (LRV 6 vs 1), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 17.4 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 6-point LRV gap (7 vs 1) makes Blackened Black the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 20.9 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.